March 19 was dedicated to current developments in second-home legislation and the Lex Koller. In particular, the seminar addressed the issues surrounding properties subject to the old law and ongoing reform efforts. Recent court decisions regarding the Bürgenstock Resort were also discussed. Attorney Rahel Müller (Bern) and her colleagues Otmar Bänziger (Chur) and Emanuel Strub (Altdorf) served as the expert speakers.
The program continued with an evening fireside chat, where Annekathrin Meier, a lawyer at Andermatt Swiss Alps AG, provided an update on the current status and legal challenges facing the Sawiris Resort.
On March 20, the focus was on travel law. The main topics were the EU Air Passenger Rights Regulation and the Swiss Package Travel Act, particularly in the context of Switzerland-EU relations. The rights of travelers when airlines or rail companies fail to provide their services – or provide them only partially – due to major delays or cancellations provided ample material for discussion. Rolf Metz, an attorney from Brissago, and Sophie Winkler, an attorney in Zurich, were the Swiss speakers, while Prof. Charlotte Achilles-Pujol from Munich University of Applied Sciences and Assoc. Prof. Stephan Keiler from Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna were invited to represent the EU side.
The participants will have left the Urserntal – which presented itself to them in perfect weather – with interesting legal questions, but also with equally interesting potential solutions.
Published on 31. March 2026
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